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APPLICATION FILED IAN. I6. 1920. 1,409,859. f Patented Mar.14,1922.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

IIDMOND HOULE, OF DANVERS, MASSACHUSETTS. n

STANCHION.

'specification of Lettersratent. Patented Mar. 14, 1922.

Application filed January 16, 1920. Seria1 No. 351,893.

To all whom t may concern.' A

Be it known that l, Ennemi lloUL-ii, a citizen of the United States,residing at Danvers, in the countyof Essex and State.

of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and usefuly Improvements inStanchions, and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact descuiption of' the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to -make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful 'improvements in stanchions andhas for its 1 geous in case of a fire, and further reducing the work of.turning the animals out iuider ordinary conditions as it obviatesthelnecessity of manually freeing each anima Another object is toprovide a simplified and otherwise improved form of latch for stanchionswhich will especially facilitate rapid manipulation.

A still further object of this invention is the provision of stanchionsof the above stated character, which shall be simple, durable andefficient, and which may be manufactured and sold at a comparatively lowcost.V

l*With thesev and other objects in "ificw as will become more apparentas the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novelfeatures of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts as willbe hereinafter n more fully described and claimed. For a completeunderstanding of myvin- -vention, reference is to be had to the fol-Alowing description and accompanying drawings, in' which Figure 1 is afront elevation of animal stanchions constructed in' accordance with'invention and illustrating the stanchions in a closed position.

Figure 2 is a similar view illustrating the stanchions open and theVoperating means in `its position to. free the stanchions,

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary front `elevationA of 'one of thestanchions and its releasing means, i

Figure et is a top plan View of the device,

Figure 5 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view of one of thereleasing means for-a stanchion,

Figure 6 is a transversesectional View, illustrating the means'forholding the feed door closed,

Figure 7 is a similar view illustrating a portion of the operating meansfor the feed door, l

Figure S is a perspective view of an operating Shaft.

Referring in detail to the drawings the numeral l indicatcsas anentirety aY barn or stable construction for cows or other animals andincludes a base or main frame 2 having secured to its yforward endvertical uprights 3 to which is secured a front wall 4t provided with adoorway 5 closed .byl hinged door 6. Spaced partitions 7 are securedtothe main frame 1 andthe uprights 3 to form stalls 8. The partitions .7terminate short of the rear end of the frame 1 to form a passageway forthe animals to enter and leave the stalls and said passagev way has aflooring 10 provided with a gutter 11 extending longitudinally -of thedevice and at. the rear of the stalls.

The stalls are provided with flooring 12 that inclines in the directionof the trough l1 so that the draining can readily flow into the troughand be conveyed away from the stalls. The rear portions of the flooring12 are provided with draining groves 13 that lead to the trough 11. Thepartitions 7 are of hollow formation and of any desired design. inoutline and slidably receive segmentalshaped plates 14 which are securedto the inner face of the door 6 and slide through the vertical uprights3. Arms 15 are pivotally mounted within the partitions 7 and havepivotally connected thereto links 16 which are 'in turn pivoted to theplates 14. The levers or arms 15 have their Cam-shaped elements 19 aresecured to the.

operating shaft 17 and extend upwardly in the partitionsv 7 to engagethe linksand on forward movement of said elements they cause saidlinksgto? swing-4 upwardly` whichV in turn opens the door 6 through thesegmental plates 14 and when said cam-,shaped v close the door 6 whenthe cam-shaped elei pivoted tothe floor of' the stalls as illus-V ments19 are swung rearwardlyV away from their respective segmental plates andlinks 16. 'It ,is to be noted that the feed placed within the feedingtroughs 20 can Vonly be eaten by the animal ofthe respective stall tothe i-"eeding trough thus preventingv the animals from p stealing orinterfering with each others food. n

A horizontal beam' 22v is supported by braces 23 over the stalls towhich are pivotally connected vertically disposed st'anchions 24 bybolts or rods 24. which are secured to the upper ends of the stanchion'sand journal'ed in the'beam 22. Y.

The lower ends of the stanchions 24are trated at 26. I Y

Each of the stanchions 24 includes upper and lower members 27 and 28 andside members 29 and 30. .30 'are spaced suiiciently' apart to receivethe neck of an animal but will prevent the animal from drawing its headbetween said side members. Y,

The side member 29 is iirmly secured to the upper and lower members 27and 28 while the side member 30 is hinged to the end of the lower member28 and is normally urged away from the end of the upper mem-- Vber 27 bymeans of a spring 30. A yoke 31 ispivoted to the upper member 27 andslidably .receivesthe pivo'ted side member 30 for limiting-themovementlof said side' member Vaway from the upper member' 27 but will permitsaid side member 30 to' move' sufficient to Vpermit thel animal towithdrawy its head from f thevs'ta'nchion.` The upper end of the sidemember 30 is reduced to ferm anv extension 32 adapted to be received bythe bifu-rcated end 33 of the vupper member 27. A catch 34 1s prvo'tedto the upper' member v27 and operate's in' the bifurcated Yend toengagethe lextension-'32 for ho'ldii'ig the side member 30 in engagementwith the same. Circular portions 35V are formed on the'catch 34' and areprovided 'with slotsY to receive the bolts for rod`sf24Lr and coilsprings 36 are mounted nlthe bolts or rods v24 and are interposed'between the circular portions 35v and the the Theside members 29 andupper member 27 for urging the catch into i engagement with theextensions 32 on the VVwith the circular member 35 ofthe catches 34 andcarry at their upper ends cams 38 which are provided with grooves YBrackets 40 are secured' to the beam 22 and slidablyl support anoperating rod 41 which has secured thereto cams 42 adapted t0 engagethe'pcamsy 38' for forcing them downwardly which Y rocksv the catches 34on their pivots to `free the sideV members 30 ofv the '.stanchions.yGuide elements 43 are carried by the cams 42 and) engage in grooves 39of the cams-38 for keeping the cams'a38 in proper alinement with thecams 42V regardless of the position of the stanchions. A lever 44 isfpivotally mounted as illust-rated at 45 and has-onevoff its ends pivotedto a link 46' which is in turn pivot-ed to the end of the operating rod41.y A spring 4'? is securedi to the link 46jand tothe beam 2 2ffor thepurpose of normally urgingy the cams 42 away from the cams 38 or inother words'toreturn the-cams 42 to their initial position after thelever 44 has been released. f '1 Y Y In operation, the' lever 44 isswungdownwardly shifting the operating' r0ds'41 lat.- era'lly causingthe cams 42 to'- ride' on the cams 38 which in lturn forces; them@downwardly disengaging the catches 34 fromf the extensions 32 of the endmembers 30; As the end members 30 are released they swingt-'outwardly ontheir' pivots permitting the animals tovwithdraw theirV headspfromfv'the stanchions.v t A Vhile I have shown and describedvthe preferredembodiment' of my invention, it'- will be understood that minor changesin construction,y combination, and arrangement of parts may be madeVwithout departing from thel spirit and scope of vthe invention asclaimed'.

. Having thus described my invention', whatV I claimisri .i

' 11. 'lfatching means Vfor astanch-ion closure,` in combinationvwi-ththe stanchfron and mediate the stanchion and lever, a plunger mounted inthesupport andengaging the Vlever, and meansV eperable to depressV theplunger.- t

2. A latching meansfor a stanchion closure,- '1n= combinationrwiththefstanchion and a support, ai,rodintermediatesaid 'stanchion Y andsupport, a lever to overlap the closure pivoted to the stanchioma-idyleiter-having ing of the plunger, means to move the rod J0 `to coaetwith the plunger, and means to restore the rod to normal position.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

EDMOND HOULE. lVitnesses:

WrLLLmr F. BUsHnn, JOSEPH D. Hom.

